Don't misunderestimate these folks

I'm a big believer that there are very real issues that we need to focus on in this campaign. Both sides are prone to taking a few words out of context and then misinterpreting the intent of the speaker for political benefit.

A careful listen to Sarah Palin's interview on CNBC reveals that she was asking what the job was because she was not interested in being Vice President if it was not going to be a serious position with real influence.

While she certainly appears to disagree with me on pretty much all issues, she certainly seems to be a well spoken, smart woman whom we would be foolish to laugh at or ignore?

John McCain is also disagrees with me on pretty much everything, but he certainly does not want to be still fighting in Iraq in 100 years. Sarah Palin knows perfectly well what the VP does, but doesn't want to spend 4 years attending funerals and ribbon cutting ceremonies. Don't misunderestimate her. She looks like a pretty tough cookie who has accomplished a lot in just a few years!

We have a real election .... with two very different worldviews to choose from. I certainly have my opinion and will work hard to promote that view, but I will not demonize those with different views.

The world will go on whether the Republicans or the Democrats prevail this time. It will go on better if we all listen to each other instead of going to work on our rebuttal after the first seven words.